Physical Design

Services

Overview

At ChipXPRT, we offer comprehensive chip design services with a focus on physical design automation. Our expertise spans the entire chip design process, ensuring precision, efficiency, and reliability at every stage. From synthesis and place & route to top-level design planning, bottom-up integration, and final tape-out preparation, our team is equipped to handle the most complex design challenges. Below, you will find detailed descriptions of the key services we provide.

Dive Into Details

01

Synthesis and Place & Route of the Block

  • At ChipXPRT, we excel in converging blocks to closure with precision and efficiency. We develop highly optimized and repeatable recipes for each stage of the flow, ensuring meticulous analysis of logs and reports at every step. Our thorough approach covers all critical aspects, including timing, ERC (Electrical Rule Check), layout, formal equivalence, power, UPF, IR-drop, and reliability. We ensure every detail is scrutinized to achieve optimal performance and reliability in your chip design.

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Top-Level Design Planning

  • Our top-level design planning services include expertly floorplanning your chip by dividing it into partitions, assessing area, dimensions, pin locations, inter-block timing, clock distribution, and power grid placement. We generate timing constraints for all sub-blocks to ensure seamless integration and timing closure. Our extensive experience with numerous SoCs allows us to identify critical issues early, reducing surprises during the end game.

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Bottom-Up Integration and Top-Level Verification

  • We confidently manage the full execution of your IP or overall SoC. Following design planning and top-down approaches, we build optimized netlists and layouts for each block, integrating them to meet all signoff requirements. We analyze timing at any level, fix issues in RTL versus Physical Design, and handle exceptions as needed. We ensure layout convergence, close DRC violations, ensure LVS checks, and perform comprehensive equivalence checks for reliable chip verification.

04

End Game Execution

  • The last 8-12 weeks of finalizing chip design and preparing the database for tape-out are extremely critical. At ChipXPRT, we understand the high stakes and the immense pressure during this phase. Our team excels in managing this crucial period with precision and attention to detail. We meticulously scrutinize every aspect of the design and flow, conducting thorough paranoia checks to ensure no errors are overlooked. Our expertise in handling ECO (Engineering Change Order) iterations and implementing manual fixes guarantees that all remaining violations are resolved efficiently. With ChipXPRT, you can be confident that your chip will be flawlessly signed off, ready for tape-out, and poised for success.

05

Environment and Flow Development

  • The first challenge in any new chip design and verification process is establishing the environment. This involves configuring and invoking tools, organizing project-specific and block-specific scripts, and setting up archived areas. The environment must be seamlessly integrated with the correct versions of tools, RTL, and technology-specific collaterals. We understand the complexities involved in physical design automation and the importance of reducing errors and preventing unintended divergences. Therefore, we implement necessary automation to enhance efficiency and consistency. Our expertise ensures that project and block-specific recipes are meticulously created to streamline processes and address all physical design challenges effectively.

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Static Timing Analysis - IP and SoC Level

  • At ChipXPRT, we bring decades of experience in achieving timing closure for complex IPs and SoC designs. Our expertise encompasses writing precise constraints and exceptions, ensuring the design is fully constrained across various scenarios. We excel in deep path triage at the block, IP, and SoC levels, with a thorough understanding of how timing is constructed and divided into different modes and corners. Our proficiency includes managing both functional and test paths, identifying and resolving timing violations effectively. Whether dealing with library-based timing builds, hyperscale, or flat architectures, our team has successfully navigated these challenges on numerous chip designs, consistently delivering reliable and high-performance silicon.

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Supporting Early Technology Readiness

  • We conduct early investigations to assess PPA (Power, Performance, and Area) numbers, decide on the appropriate technology, support floorplans, and determine overall die area and power requirements. ChipXPRT prepares you thoroughly for execution, ensuring that your design is well-optimized and ready for the next stages of development.

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Get in Touch Today

ChipXPRT is headquartered in Colorado, a hub of technological innovation and excellence. Our strategic location enables us to collaborate closely with top industry talent and institutions, driving our commitment to delivering superior chip design solutions. Additionally, we have an offshore office in Islamabad, Pakistan, extending our global reach and capabilities to better serve our clients worldwide.

Reach out to us

Headquarters:

2580 E. Harmony Road, Suite # 314
Fort Collins, Colorado 80528
USA

Offshore Office:

Office 1408, NSTP , NUST, H-12 Sector,
Islamabad 44000
Pakistan

Email:
info@chipxprt.com
Phone:

(970) 236-1273

+92 333 5549094

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